HP joins ranks of those exiting the business of selling things.

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      HEWLETT-Packard Co. 009122532 HPQ
    • Abstract:
      The article considers the announcement by computer industry firm Hewlett-Packard Co. that it would discontinue its smartphone and tablet computer product lines and seek to divest itself of its microcomputer production and marketing operations. These decisions are discussed as part of a trend within high technology industries in which many firms are leaving the consumer electronics market to focus on marketing products and services to businesses, which offers a higher profit margin.